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backed Off and disappeared. Within twenty
,,,tnutoa tho Scho1ton aunk

Finding that the Rosa Mary was damaged, he
proceeded to Dover Roads. where tho vessel Is
now locked. Tho Rosa Mary was laden with
coals for st. Nazairo.
TERnon-sTRIcKEN PASSENGERS.
Ono OF the saved is Monte Coio from the
Tyrol He says that the scenes on the sinking
ship were terrible. The Storage passengers,
stricken with terror, ran about the deck in wild
confusion. The Captain tried his utmost to
restore order, but without effect. The passen-
gers rushed for tho boats and 1t was with the
greatest difficulty that the officers could keep
them from jumping into and sinking them.
Colo was in the water two hours. Whom taken
out he was greatly exhausted, owing to the en-
trcme cold and his efforts to keep afloat. After
the vessel sunk tho cries ofpersons in the water
could be heard for long time In oil directions.
George Moore, passenger, says that when
tho crash occurred general rush was mado for
the deck. II was told that nothing serious had
occurred" he says, "but secured q lifo belt.
There were six English passengers on board
tho vessel. and one Of them, girl, asked us to
keep in n group that the English might go
down together. I was in the water long
time before being picked up. When the Scholten
sank the cries were heartrending.
A SAILORS PRESENCE OF MIND.
"The Captain Of the Ebro the rescuing ves-
timber thrown overheard, and this judicious
act saved many lives. Only two Of the Schol-
tens boats were lowered; the others could not.
be got adrift. I do not know whether this was
duo to any fault on board. The vessel listed
over so much that nil the boats could not be
dropped into the water. The people rushed
about In the greatest state Of excitement, all
trying to get place In the two boats which
had been successfully lowered. The scare and
disorder prevented many persons being saved.
The water was freezing cold. This fastened
the death of many rendering them powerless."
Charles Mills Of Red Hill. Surry, says the life
boats appeared as II they had not been used for
q long time. They had to be chopped away with
axes, with the assistance OF passengers Il
called out to those on the bridge to fire rockets"
he continued. 1T was long time before they
did. The greatest confusion prevailed. The
ship was right over on her port side before
they fired the rockets WAITED until the water
touched the boilers. putting out the fires.
Then I got hold Of a belt but q Dutch sailor
snatched it away. We were all mixed together,
foreigners and English clinging to one another
in the water. ! saw several drowned in this
way and had the greatest difficulty to keep
clear Of them. Igave a spar to a woman to hold
on to.
CowARDLY CONDUCT OF THE SAILORS.
THE Dutch sailors wanted to save them
selves and even thrust women aside. l can
swim WELL and swan about till I got to the
Ebro, when a rope was thrown to me. After
the collision I went down into the cabin and
woke two Dutch ladies, but they were paralyzed
with terror and wouldn't get up despite all en-
treaties. heard other complaints about the
| conduct OF tho Dutch sailors. The confusion
was extreme. Everybody seemed terror strck-
| en-. This may account for the apparent want Of
| discipline. The frantic passengers unnerved
some OF the crew, preventing them from acting
as bravely as they might have DONE TIL. Cap
% s ss a 1ses
said: 4 vas il my berth. as also were many
6paa react 9eseas oSea Ss
the, port bow was stove in close to the rigging
and laid open f9r great d. space The ne
and officers shouted that ali the boats be low
cred; The vessel was then settling down by the
head. and the excitement was, at its worst.
had hardly time to look around me before the
vessel listed over on her port side throwing the
passengers and crew together on that side Of
the vessel. Most of the boats were then worth
less. Two boats on the port side were swung
out and lowered, but the others were useless.
RUSHING FOR THE BOATS
while the sailors were endeavoring to lower
rushing frantcally against them. The crew
tried e keep the, passengers back, thus losing
time When the boats ats Mere finally
tried, too, but did not stand a chance. Then
decided to trust to a life belt. The scene on
crew were crowded together and the shrieks
Of the women me- the cries % fhdrn and the
ss prasng %hen
the seholten sank beneath 9nr feet there " was NJ,
toward the Ebro finally reaching that vessel.
THE LOOKOUT ALL RIGHT.
THE second officer declares that every pre-
caution had been taken on board the scholten.
only had The, ordinary watch on the bridge at
who intended to remain there until the vessel
was fairly down the channel. The Captain was
last seen at his post trying to quiet the pasSen
gers and get the boats off,
THREE OFFICERS ON THE BRIDGE.
According to story told by another survivor
the collision occurred while Cant. Taat. Chan
ana ns er on the
at midnight; The; fog was very thick but the
wind ..E was light and from the southwest. The
5 {ho ssholten and. ana some distance Of. of. The
ten. and from that time on the two steamers
regularly answered each others blasts. 1t is
sprmised however, that owing to the fact that
the Scholten was down wind from her, the OIL
Ger OF the other vessel did not realize how near
he was to the Scholten. and therefore did not
take the precautiOn to slow down his engine as
Capt Taat of the SchOlten had done. He ex-
pected the Scholten, from her bearing and her
supposed distance, to safely cross his bows.
When after q time the form Of a steamship
doomed suddenly out OF the fog about two points
on the Scholten's port bow Capt Taat ordered
the helm hard aport, and rang for full speed
astern, hoping to keep clear Of the ship. but 1t
was then too late. She struck the Scholten
abaft the fore rigging on the port side and cut
her down below the water line. The steamer
that had done the damage backed away and
disappeared in the fog, but II was seen that hor
bows were crushed in, and 1t was supposed on
the Scholten that she had sunk, ms she made no
on the Scholten.
Although the scholten was provided with tho
usual bulkheads the blow opened up the COM
partment Just forward Of the boilers. On the
lowest deck OF this compartment are coal bunk
ers, and doors led from the boiler room into the
coal bunkers so that tho coal beavers could
pass to and fro. The coal bunkers were flooded.
engine rooms. When either the boiler or the
engine room fills the best ship afloat will sink.
After the collision, knowing that he was only
a fow miles of the shore. Capt. Taat headed
his ship for the land, hoping to beach her be-
fore she sank; but 1t was soon evident that this
was impossible.
The Scholten was steaming close in shore.
because II was advisable, on account OF the fog,
ltsNs &C.,